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gayhawk n. Gayhawk—a hairstyle wherein the hair is grown out to about 2 inches long on top, and either equal or lesser length on the sides of the cranium. hair is combed from the left and thr right to the center, so that it meets and is swept up into a mohawk-like crest, as Ferris Beuler did in the shower. (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

bakism n. “Public Bakism” is a term coined by my good associate Trevor…. Public bakists are young couples who insist on french-kissing “passionately” in front of everybody and not giving a toss. (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

cello arm n. I think I am developing a slight case of “cello arm.“ No this is not a synonym for tendonitis or tennis elbow or anything. It is a term I coined used to describe most cello players’ upper arms. There is also a term for pianists too called piano arm. Anyway, people with cello arm have what can essentially be described as “flab” or “wing fat.“ It is where the skin is loose and baggy, so when you lift your arms it sabs and flaps. Piano arm is a more extreme case of cello arm. (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

beal n. I think it’s the dreaded beal again. “Beal,“ for those who may not be aware, is an illness characterized by having it. It’s named after the character Howard Beal in Network, and was discovered by one of my college English Lit professors. Thus: Susie: “I can’t go to class, I have beal.“ Helpful questioner: “What’s beal?“ Susie: “It’s the reason I can’t go to class.“ (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

stay rape n. Stay Rape—My friend Alex invented the phrase “Stay Rape” to describe how you feel when someone overstays their welcome. It has the following subsets: Aggravated Stay Rape—When they’re especially annoying. Statutory Stay Rape—When they bring their kids. Date Stay Rape—When it’s a date who won’t leave. You get the idea. (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

snazzual adj. Snazzual—I’m going to L.A. on business next month, and it involves attending an event, so I asked my boss, Paul, to advise me on how to dress. “Snazzual,“ he replied, and a word was born. (It’s better than “downtown formal,“ which always puzzled me because it seems to mean wearing a hot pink prom dress from 1990 with a trucker hat and cowboy boots.) (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

blink n. It’s a short, one-sentence blog post + a link, à la Kottke remainders…. We’ll be using “blink” posts here at Copyfight to share links to articles, resources, and websites of interest that do not necessarily require paragraphs of context or analysis. (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

Christianophobia n. The resolution passed Monday despite efforts by Arab countries to omit any references to anti-Jewish bigotry amid references to Islamophobia and Christianophobia. (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

ethnoclassification n. But what if we could somehow peek inside our users’ thought processes to figure out how they view the world? One way to do that is through ethnoclassification—how people classify and categorize the world around them.…Ethnoclassification, to the best of my knowledge, was coined by Susan Leigh Star for her Digital Libraries conference workshop “Slouching Toward Infrastructure.” (Dec. 8, 2004) [full citation…]

beer bully n. Empower students to stand up to “beer bullies,“ a term coined by a Florida educator. These are students who drink so aggressively that they try to bully other students into imitating or tolerating their behavior. (Dec. 7, 2004) [full citation…]

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